Speaking at the gathering, Harris said she is thinking about running in the 2028 presidential election. According to reports, she has previously raised the prospect of another presidential run after leaving office 15 months ago. Harris reflected on her political background, noting she served as vice president for four years. She has been traveling the country over the last year, spending significant time in the south and other regions, though the specific actions she has taken during these travels that relate to a potential run remain unclear. Harris described her motivation, stating she has been traveling the country the last year, spending a lot of time in the south and many other places, and is clear that the status quo is not working for many people. She added she is thinking about it in the context of who and where and how the best job can be done for the American people.
In her remarks, Harris criticized former President Donald Trump's foreign policy approach, calling him the first president since World War II who does not believe in alliances with friendly nations. She also labeled the U.S. war on Iran as a 'war of choice.' According to Harris, Trump was the first president since World War II who does not believe in alliances with friendly nations and the importance of those relationships. She further argued that while he boasts about annihilating a whole people, he is making the U.S. weaker, unreliable and less influential.
I might, I might. I'm thinking about it.
Harris also addressed domestic concerns, warning against the erosion of voting rights across the U.S. She highlighted an upcoming Supreme Court decision on Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, though the exact nature of that decision is not yet known. According to Harris, they have been building a Supreme Court configured as it now is, and they are about to make a decision on Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. She expressed pessimism, saying she believes they are going to kill it, meaning the legal tool to litigate racist-influenced laws to prevent certain people from voting will be lost. Harris did not specify which racist-influenced laws she was referring to. She urged voters to check their voter status now and not wait until election day, advising them to check right now and ask today to check on their polling location, because part of the shell game includes closing places where people always voted.
Harris's appearance comes as several of the Democratic party's most prominent figures are potential 2028 presidential contenders, though the names of these other figures were not detailed in her speech. The exact date in April 2024 when she spoke at the National Action Network convention has not been confirmed.
I served for four years being a heartbeat away from the presidency of the United States … I know what the job is and I know what it requires.
I've been traveling the country the last year, spending a lot of time in the south and many other places, and the one thing I'm really clear about is … the status quo is not working and hasn't been working for a lot of people for a long time.
It's got to be about the American people and that's how I think of it. I am thinking about it in the context of … who and where and how can the best job be done for the American people. I'll keep you posted.
He was the first president of the United States since world war two who does not believe in the alliances that we have with friendly nations … and the importance that that relationship bears on our standing around the world.
While he struts around boasting about how he will annihilate a whole people, what he is in fact doing … is making us weaker, unreliable and less influential.
They have been doing the work for years of building a supreme court that is configured as we now have it, and they're about to make a decision on section 2 of the Voting Rights Act.
I am sad to say, I do believe they are going to kill it, and that will mean that the legal tool that we have to be able to litigate in a court what are clearly racist-influenced laws to prevent certain people from voting – we're going to lose the tool that we have had before.
Make sure that they check right now their voter status. Don't wait until election day to see if, for example, your name got purged from the rolls.
Ask today for folks to check on their polling location, because part of this shell game they've been playing includes closing the place where your mother and your grandmother always voted, so that on election day she's going to that local elementary school to find out it's not a polling place any longer – so let's do some of the work right now.